When Benjamin saw how much Oliver treasured money, he did not know whether to laugh or cry.
“How much is it?”
“Eight-four,” replied Oliver quickly.
Benjamin took out a credit card from his wallet.
Arissa and the other six were speechless.
“Mr. Graham, they only accept cash or online payment!”
Benjamin glanced at the stall and realized that he was telling the truth.
The boss was looking at him weirdly.
Pursing his lips, Benjamin turned his head around and shot a look at his bodyguard.
The bodyguard quickly took out a hundred in cash. Benjamin grabbed it and passed it to the boss.
“Keep the change!”
Delighted, the boss replied, “Thank you!”
“Wait, no! You need to give back sixteen!” protested Oliver.
When everyone stared at him, he became embarrassed. “Why don't we get four more sausages instead?”
“Sure!”
The boss had no qualms about that either and quickly gave Oliver four sausages. When he saw how adorable the six kids were, he took out another two sausages.
“I'm giving you two more for free!”
“Thank you! We'll visit you again next time!” Oliver grinned so widely that his eyes became crinkled.
“Thank you!” The other five kids thanked the boss too.
“You're welcome!” The boss gazed at them with a smile, completely smitten with how adorable they were.
Flashing everyone a toothy smile, Oliver told the other five kids, “It's just nice! We can have one more sausage each.”
When Arissa saw the kids sharing so happily, she could not help but smile too.
Glancing at the kids, Benjamin reminded them, “Don't finish everything in one go! We need to eat other things too.”
“Mr. Graham, we have a huge appetite.”
Jasper had already finished two sausages, with oil glistening on his lips.
Benjamin grabbed a piece of tissue paper and wiped his mouth.
“Be neater when you eat!”
Jasper stuck his tongue out and snuck a peek at Arissa. “Mommy's mouth is oily too!”
When Arissa met Benjamin's gaze, she quickly wiped her mouth with her hand and turned around.
The kids laughed when they saw how embarrassed she was.
A glint flashed across Benjamin's eyes. He walked over, grabbed her hand, and wiped it.
Arissa's heart skipped a beat.
“You eat like a child! Looks like the kids learned how to eat so dirtily from you!” Benjamin chided her.
Arissa rebuked. “I'm not normally like this! I'm very clean!”
Benjamin pinched the corners of her mouth before bringing his long fingers to her.
“What is this?”
When Arissa saw the oil glistening on his fingers, she blushed and mumbled, “Everyone's mouth would get dirty after eating.”
“Hah!” Benjamin laughed mockingly.
That made Arissa feel even more embarrassed.
“Kids, let's go in front and buy some more food!” shouted Arissa as she brought the children to continue buying food.
Benjamin did not eat anything and merely followed them.
When it was crowded, he would even carry two or three kids, preventing them from being bumped into by others.
“Why aren't you eating? Are you not hungry?” Having eaten so much food, Arissa felt embarrassed. After all, Benjamin was the one paying for everything.
If he did not eat anything and they were the only ones stuffing themselves, they would feel guilty.
“I'm not used to eating while walking,” replied Benjamin coolly.
The corners of Arissa's lips twitched.
Why is this man so different from the ordinary folks?
“These street snacks taste better when you eat it while walking! You should experience it!”
Behind the sunglasses, Benjamin watched as she chattered away. A glint flashed across his eyes.
“Don't talk when you eat!”
How boring!
Glancing behind, she noticed a barbeque skewer store. “Look after them! I'll go and buy some food.”
After reminding Benjamin, she went over to buy some barbeque skewers.
The six kids were about to follow her when Benjamin stopped them. “Stay here! I'll go over.”
The kids were stunned.
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